Founded in 2007 by British baroque violinist Garry Clarke, Baroque Band has rapidly established itself as one of America’s most exciting period-instrument orchestras.
“an abundance of style, a crisp esprit de corps
and a palpable affection for its repertory”
– Chicago Tribune
Hailed by the Chicago Tribune in 2009 as one of the top ten most important happenings of the decade in Chicago classical music, and picked by the BBC Music Magazine as one of America’s foremost period-instrument ensembles, Baroque Band is now an established and celebrated part of Chicago’s cultural life.
In 2008, the orchestra was appointented the first-ever Resident Ensemble for Chicago’s WFMT classical radio station and has been Ensemble-in-Residence at the Music Institute of Chicago since the Band’s founding in 2007.
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